Round the Town: Hamm family has dinner at Durham center
Correspondent
Christmas Day dinner and supper guests at the Orval Sudermans were their family Dale and Kay Klassen and family, Dean Suderman, Justin and Gail Dyck and family, and Amy Eitzen.
On Sunday, the Doug Weinbrenner family were guests for Christmas at the Don and Joyce Weinbrenner home. Other family there were Allan and Tammy Weinbrenner and family and Bryan and Aimee Weinbrenner and family of McPherson, and Dennis and Lori Funk and family of Hillsboro.
Oliver and Marcella Mohn's family Christmas was on Christmas Day. Family there were Gordon and Vicky Mohn and Jenny and Dolly Bloomquist of Hillsboro, Bob and Karen Haug and family from Jetmore, and Jeremy and Kristi Mohn and Avery from Kansas City.
Christmas Day guests at the home of Doug and Colleen Weinbrenner and family were Richard and Kathy Dirks of Tampa and Charles and Pat Ford of Newton.
Pearl Koch spent Christmas Eve with her family at the home of Tom and Glenda Fleener and family in El Dorado. Other guests were Wayne and Veronica Koch and Kim of Wichita, Gordon and Judy Hiebert and girls and Rachel Epp, all of Hillsboro.
Wilbert and Alvina Bartel's family were their guests for Christmas on Wednesday. Present were Dave and Dorothy Faldon and family and Janet Bartel of Manhattan, Sonny and Franceen Bartel and family and Wilmer and Marilyn Bartel and children of Hillsboro.
Sunday dinner guests at the Dean Ollenburger home were Betty and Bill Meier and Dave and Mary Lancaster of Hillsboro, Kevin and Paula Herbel and family of Durham, and Gus and Mildred Hamm of Tampa. Also Pastor Curtis and Connie Wiens of Durham.
Christmas dinner guests at the Paul Pankratzes on Tuesday were Holly Kadel from Oklahoma City, Okla.; David and Sherilyn Kadel of Randall; Ken Pankratz of Durham; and Tim and Donna Diener, Emily and Marissa of Hillsboro.
Christmas Eve the Hamm family gathered at the Durham Community Building for food and visiting after the Baptist Church Christmas program. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Hamm and Ken Pankratz of Durham; Bob and Karen Haug and family of Jetmore; Ron and Barbara Williams and Brian from Glenpool, Okla.; Holly Kadel of Oklahoma City; Paul and Arlene Pankratz, the Tim Diener family, Oliver and Marcella Mohn and Gordon and Vicky Mohn and Jennifer, all of Hillsboro; David and Sherilyn Kadel from Randall; Larry and Bonnie Winter and April from Silver Lake; Gus and Mildred Hamm and the Jim Hamm family of Tampa; Jeremy and Kristi Mohn and Avery and Randy Hamm of Kansas City.
The family of John F. and LuElla Jost gathered on Dec. 29 for a soup lunch, visiting and games. Attending were the Charles Siebert family from Garden City; Keith Jost family of McPherson; Kent Jost family from Hesston; Jerry and Joan Jost, Lowell Jost family and Sheldon Miles family, all of Hillsboro.
Loren and Lois Nuss and Duwane and Jane Miller were New Year's Day dinner guests at the home of J.C. and Florence Ehrlick near Marion.
Julie Meier and a friend, Ellen Jones, from Woodland Park, Colo., spent a few days with Julie's parents, Bill and Betty Meier. One afternoon, the Meiers and their house guests visited at the home of Sacarra and Willa Beth Gonzales in Newton.
Orley and Joan Plenert from Illinois spent Christmas with Orley's sister, Hazel and Leonard Hein, of rural Hillsboro. On Christmas Day, additional guests were Kevin and Vicky Hein, John and Andrew of Durham; Todd and Jayleen Hein of Tampa; Tony and Brandi Hein from Baldwin City; and Monica Hein from Wichita.
Dennis, Judy and Mike Penner spent the holiday visiting family and friends in California. They stayed at the home of Dennis' parents, Lou and Norman Penner, in San Jose and also visited his brother Daryl Penner and daughters Jennifer and Jacquelyn of San Jose.
Ryan and Amber Rector from Tuscan, Ariz., visited their parents the Kirby Rectors and other family and friends during the Christmas holidays.
The Floyd Miller family had their Christmas dinner at the Wayne Friesen home on Saturday. Family there were Floyd and Eileen Miller, Kirby and Kathy Rector, Jeff and Becky Soyez, Carrissa Friesen, Anthony Thiessen, and Jenny Hagen all of Hillsboro; Ryan and Amber Rector from Tuscan, Ariz.; Ken and Gaylene Smith of Olathe; Allen Miller of Halstead; Eric Rector of McPherson; Justin Friesen from Salina; and Ryan and Lynnae Craft of Wichita.
Daryl and Beverly Klein from Ft. Collins, Colo., spent two weeks during the Christmas holidays visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Abrahams and Elma Klein, and other family and friends.
Christmas Day dinner guests at the Virgil Oblanders were Jonas and Kim Frantz from Tampa, Burt Oblander of Newton, and Ruth Peters of Hillsboro.
Georgie Medley from Liberty, Mo., was a weekend guest at the Virgil Oblanders. On Sunday, the Oblanders, Georgie Medley and Ruth Peters were dinner guests of Clive and Judy Dunn in Salina.
A Christmas family gathering was held in the Parkview Activity Center on Jan. 29. Those present were Rolland and Melissa Bartel, Emily Donahue, Milford and Janelle Klaassen, Angela and Michael, Rubena Bartel and Justina Klaassen, all of Hillsboro; Zack Bartel of Great Bend; Andy Bartel and Dane Rutherford of Derby; Kevin Klassen and Ryan and Ben of Big Springs, Texas; Ron and Loretta Paxton, Tyler and Diane Ewert, Deidre and Andrea, Tim and Angela Paxton, Derrick and Hunter, Keith Bartel and Kay Bartel, all of Wichita; Malissa and Bragden Paxton of Derby; Shirley Delk of Hutchinson; Jeff and Michele Pierson, Brandon, Justin and Riley of Hayesville.
